December, 2014
Lake Cumberland Marine Adds Checkmate and Hustler Powerboats In less than two months at the Louisville Boat Show (Jan. 21-25) in Kentucky, Lake Cumberland Marine will showcase the first of many Checkmate Marine models it hopes to sell in the future. The Somerset, Ky., dealership recently ordered its first boat as an official dealer for Checkmate and its sister company, Hustler Powerboats in Calverton, N.Y.

January, 2014
Build It And They Will Come... Standing in the parking lot of Checkmate Boats, an iconic brand name in the high-performance powerboat world, I couldn't help but stare directly across the road at acres upon acres of freshly baled hay sitting in an open farm field.

January 15, 2013
Checkmate Building First 565-Powered 260 ConvincorProduction has begun on the first Checkmate 260 Convincor with a Mercury Racing 565 engine. The 26-footer, which was released in the summer of 2012 and is the latest model from the sportboat builder, is going to a buyer in New Jersey, according to Doug Smith, the owner of the Bucyrus, Ohio, company

September 5, 2012
Commentary: In Praise of Doug Smith Human nature being what it is, people are more likely to be vocal when they are unhappy about something than when they are happy about it.

October 9, 2009
Checkmate Marine Introduces Two
New Performance Powerboats Checkmate Marine, Inc. announces the launch of two new innovative boats: Checkmate’s ZT275 and Checkmate’s ZT350. These exciting new models are the latest in a line of new performance-inspired sport designs emerging from the workshops of Checkmate Marine, Inc. in Bucyrus, Ohio.